A Longitudinal Study of Conversations With Parents About Sex and Dating During College

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 139-150

  Morgan, Elizabeth M ^a   Thorne, Avril ^b   Zurbriggen, Eileen L ^b  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

emerging adulthood; parent child conversations; romantic relationship development; sexual development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76449112222     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016931     Document Type: Article

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